Billy Bob Thornton
Billy Bob Thornton (born August 4, 1955) is an American actor, screenwriter, director and musician. Thornton gained early recognition as a cast member on the CBS sitcom Hearts Afire and in several early 1990s films including On Deadly Ground and Tombstone. In the mid-1990s, after writing, directing, and starring in the independent film Sling Blade, he won an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay. He appeared in several major film roles following Sling Blade 's success, including 1998's Armageddon and A Simple Plan. During the late 1990s, Thornton began a career as a singer-songwriter. He has released three albums and was the singer of a blues rock band.
Acting
TV
The Big Bang Theory
as Oliver Lorvis
2007
Movie
Armageddon
as Dan Truman
1998
Movie
Love Actually
as The US President
2003
Movie
Puss in Boots
as Jack (voice)
2011
Movie
The Judge
as Dwight Dickham
2014
Movie
The Gray Man
as Fitzroy
2022
TV
Fargo
as Lorne Malvo
2014
TV
Fargo
as Narrator (voice)
2014
Movie
Eagle Eye
as Thomas Morgan
2008
Movie
Tombstone
as Johnny Tyler
1993
Movie
Bad Santa
as Willie
2003
TV
American Dad!
as Billy Bob Thornton (voice)
2005
Movie
Faster
as Cop
2010
Movie
The Man Who Wasn't There
as Ed Crane
2001
Movie
Dead Man
as Big George Drakoulious
1995
Movie
Intolerable Cruelty
as Howard D. Doyle
2003
Movie
The Electric State
as Voice (uncredited)
2025
Movie
Indecent Proposal
as Day Tripper
1993
Movie
Bound by Honor
as Lightning
1993
TV
Harley Quinn
as Billy Bob Thornton (voice)
2019
Movie
Entourage
as Larsen McCredle
2015
Movie
Bandits
as Terry Lee Collins
2001
Movie
Monster's Ball
as Hank Grotowski
2001
Movie
A Simple Plan
as Jacob Mitchell
1998
Crew
Movie
The Gift
Screenplay
2000
Movie
Sling Blade
Director
1996
TV
Landman
Executive Producer
2024
TV
Goliath
Director
2016
Movie
All the Pretty Horses
Director
2000
Movie
One False Move
Writer
1991
Movie
A Family Thing
Writer
1996
Movie
Camouflage
Story
2001
Movie
Jayne Mansfield's Car
Director
2013
Movie
Daddy and Them
Director
2001
Movie
Small Town Saturday Night
Thanks
2010
Movie
Some Folks Call It a Sling Blade
Writer
1994